Because Intel hasn't been able to keep the edge on architecture for a long time, so they started a race to the bottom, abusing the TDP. Unfortunately, the mark

Because Intel hasn't been able to keep the edge on architecture for a long time, so they started a race to the bottom, abusing the TDP. Unfortunately, the market seems not to care much, so I "can't blame them" (well, I do blame them for the effect). This is even more perplexing considering the laptop market, where power efficiency is crucial, and Intel should be dead now (Alder Lake hasn't been as efficient as hoped, and on Linux, the matter is even worse due to suboptimal support), yet, it's still the most common platform.